Towers Collection (page 5)

Morningthorpe, Brewster, Putnam County, New York State, USA. It was the mansion residence of Mrs Howes, widow of Seth Benedict Howes (1815-1901), a well-known circus owner, entrepreneur and showman

Khojak Tunnel and railway, Balochistan, British India
Khojak Tunnel (Shela Bagh Tunnel) on the Quetta railway, Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan Province, British India (now in Pakistan), near the border with Afghanistan. Date: circa 1910s

Hotel Plymouth in New York City, USA
Hotel Plymouth at 49th Street east of Broadway in New York City, USA, with a towering building from the nearby Radio City. Date: circa 1930

Bab Sharqi (Gate of the Sun) in Damascus, Syria
Bab Sharqi (meaning Eastern Gate, also known as the Gate of the Sun) in Damascus, Syria. Being one of the seven ancient city gates it allows entrance into the Old City of Damascus

All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1950s

The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam

Third Crusade - Richard I at the Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was one of the first confrontations of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28th, 1189 until July 12th, 1191

The golden towers of Khadamain, Baghdad. An illustration to " A Dweller in Mesopotamia." by Donald Maxwell

Montage of some of the buildings of Winnipeg, Canada Date: 1914

Azores, Portugal - Maize Pyramids. Date: 1910s

Canadian Cemetery Beny sur Mer Normandy
The cemetery sits on the highest point for some miles & has two watch towers from which excellent views can be gained towards Juno Beach where the Canadians came ashore

Railway company building, Semarang, North Java, Indonesia
Railway company building (NIS), Samarang (Semarang), North Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Hotel Woodward in New York City, USA
Hotel Woodward at the intersection between Broadway and 55th Street in New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910

The Winslow Hotel New York City, USA
The Winslow Hotel at Madison Avenue at 55th Street New York City, USA Date: 1930s

Hotel Chesterfield in New York City, USA
Hotel Chesterfield at 49th Street near Broadway in New York City, USA. The hotel offered 600 beautifully furnished rooms and baths on eighteen stories. Date: circa 1930

Cornish Arms Hotel in New York City, USA
Cornish Arms Hotel at 23rd Street at 8th Avenue right next to the Grand Opera House (right) in New York City, USA. The hotel now functions as an apartment building called Broadmoor. Date: circa 1936

Isle of Man - Peel Castle ruins - Cathedral of St. German
The cathedral ruins located within the walls of Peel Castle, Isle of Man, are those of the former Cathedral of St. German. Date: circa 1910s

Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine - Turkish Bridge and Castle
Turkish Bridge and Castle at Kamianets-Podilskyi (Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamenets-Podolsky) - a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine. Date: circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Belfry and Church of St Eloi, WW2
Dunkirk, France - Belfry and Church of St Eloi, and the north side of the Place Jean Bart, showing damage suffered during WW2. Date: 1940-1945

The Hague, Inner Court - Amsterdam The Netherlands. (Den Haag Binnenhof). It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands

Alton Towers, England - the monument to Earl Charles
The Choragic Monument to Earl Charles was commissioned in the 1820s by the nephew of Earl Charles and stands near the entrance of the gardens at Alton Towers, now a adventure park and fairground

Arles, France - interior of the Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here, were added to the arena and it became a citadel protecting local residents and enclosing 200 houses. circa 1910s

Arles, France - exterior of the Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could hold more than 20, 000 spectators. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times. When the Roman Empire fell, the theatre was transformed into a fortress with the four towers added

Somme, France - Amiens Cathedral
Somme, France - The Amiens Cathedral, The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, is the tallest complete cathedral in France and sits overlooking the Amiens River in the Somme region

Palmyra, Syria - The Tower of Elahbel
The Tower of Elahbel (also known as Tower 13, or Kubbet el Arus) a four-storey sandstone tower tomb near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. 9th century. View of the walls and towers of the royal enclosure, from the gardens of the Generalife

Genoese Fortress. Sudak
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Sudak. Genoese medieval Fortress

Grandiose Suburban House
The grandiose home of a prosperous industrialist - The Towers, Didsbury, near Manchester, residence of Mr Adamson, engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal Date: 1885

Old Mission Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, USA
Old Mission Church (San Francisco de Asis) in the Plaza at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1930s

View of Cathedral, Aguascalientes, Mexico
View of the Cathedral (Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion) in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico. Date: circa 1940

Stapleton Towers, Annan
Stapleton Towers, near Annan, Dumfriesshire, was one of the wartime evacuation centres that Barnardos established in large country houses in Scotland. Date: circa 1923

World War One Mystery Towers, Shoreham by Sea, England
World War One Mystery Towers, Shoreham by Sea, near Worthing/Brighton, Sussex, England. The towers were built to protect allied merchant shipping from German U-boats

St Louis Arena, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis Arena and Exhibition Building, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Date: 1935

Dutch scouts marching, Exhibition Square, York
Dutch scouts marching with drums and flags through Exhibition Square, York, UK. with York Minster in the background. Date: 1948

Paris, France - Notre-Dame and Archbishops Palace. Date: 1650

Didcot Power station
With the cooling towers pushing out lots of steam, the photographer captures a dramatic picture. Taken in the late 60s Date: late 1960s

The Two Towers, Bologna, Italy. These medieval towers, both of them leaning, are the landmark of the city. The taller one is the Asinelli Tower, the shorter one the Garisenda Tower

Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1
Two views of Reims Cathedral, France, after bombing by the Germans during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Luncheon in the Talbot Gallery at Alton Towers, 1860
Luncheon in the Talbot Gallery to celebrate the taking possession of Alton Towers by Henry Chetwynd-Talbot, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, on 13th April 1860

Aerial View of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London - opened (in this location, following use in Hyde Park for the Great e=Exhibition in 1851)

Flooding in Cologne, Germany - Hohenzollern Bridge
January 1920 - The River Rhine bursts its banks and floods the German City of Cologne (Koln). Note the tower of the Hohenzollern Bridge, destroyed in WW2 to slow the allied advance. Date: 1920

Thessaloniki - Greece - The Heptapyrgion Fortress
The Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in

Krakow, Poland - St Florian Gate
St. Florians Gate or Florian Gate in Krakow, Poland - one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Krakows Old Town. Date: circa 1930

Bridge spanning the Chenab River, Chiniot, Pakistan
Impressive gate entrance to Bridge spanning the Chenab River, Chiniot - the historic city of the eastern province of Pakistan, Punjab. Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of Sir Henry Bulwer
Istanbul, Turkey - Ruins of the Chateau of (William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer (1801-1872) at Yassiada (Island of Plate) - Municipality Of Adalar.In 1858

Marketplace at Bremen, Germany, dominated by the twin spires of the Bremen Cathedal (Bremer Dom or St. Petri Dom zu Bremen) Date: circa 1913

Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses
The old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics

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